The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-06

in December next, and that action be then
taken on them.
After addresses from Messrs. Watson and
Simpson, the Convention adjourned.
Circuit Court.
The Court of General sessions for this
County convened on last Monday with
his Honor Judge Presley presiding, and
Col. j. L. Orr representing the State.
The Judge charged the Grand Jury con-
cisely and pointedly as to their duties for
the term, and the Solicitor gavea number
of bills of indictment to the Grand Jury,
upon which tho following results were
reached:
The State vs.. John Teasley. Forgery.
Plead Guilty. Sentenced to one year in
penitentiary.
The State VS.. VIM. Freeman. Grand
Larceny. Plead Guilty. Sentenced to
two years in penitentiary.
The State vs.. John L. Moore. Assault
and battery of high and aggravated nature
The assault was upon his wife. Vervict
guilty. Sentenced to $100 90 and costs, or
ninety days in Jail.
The State vs.. Miles Hunter. Carrying
concealed weapons. Plead guilty. Sen
tence, $500 and costs and forfeiture of
pistol.
The State VS.. Andrew Tally. Petit lar
ceny. Guilty. Sealed sentence.
The State VS.. Jerry Dyer. Disturbing
religious meeting. Verdict not guilty.
The State vs.. Ernest G. FAINT. Selling
Liquor without license. Mistrial and
case continued.
The State VS.. BostonJenkins. Carrying
concealed weapons. Verdict guilty. Sen
fenced to one month in Jail, and work
under direction of County Commission
ers.
The State VS.. C. L. Gaillard. Contin-
ued.
The State VS.. John J. spearman. Sell
ing mortgaged property. Mol Pressed.
The State VS.. Miles Hunter. Assault
and battery with intent TO kill. No bill.
The State vs. j. G. Rogers and L. c.
Rogers. Adultery. No bill.
The State vs.. Mike Garner. Assault Of
high and aggravated nature. No bill.
The State VS.. Miles Hunter. Assault
with concealed weapon. No bill.
The Grand Jury submitted the follow
ing presentment to the Court:
To the Honorable B. C. Pressly, Presiding
Judge:
The Grand Jury beg leave to report that
they have passed upon all bills of indict-
ment given out by the Solicitor, and have
otherwise discharged their duties.
We are gratifed to be able to state
general improvement in the condition of
the public highways, and are satisfied that
the new road law is being enforced in most
sections of the County, but complaints
have been made to us in reference to the
roads in some sections. Prominent
among these is one referring to part of the
road leading from Town Creek to ]. Belton
Watson's another is the road from Doc.
ley's Ferry to Abbeville, which We are
informed is impossible. Complaint has
also been made that on the Shallow Ford
Road, near Mrs. Martha Watson's, fence
has been built SO as to endanger life and
property. We are informed that the
County Commissioners have been request
ed to have said fence removed, and that it
has not been done, and prominent citizens
have, by their memorial, called our atten-
ton to the matter. We, therefore, recon-
mend that the County Commissioners see
that the law be enforced throughout the
County.
We have received communication from
certain citizens in Garuin Township, on
and near Twenty-Three Mile Creek, call
ing our attention to the distractions in
said creek from Dickson's to PASSWORDS
Bridge, the overfows caused thereby, and
the sickness resulting thcrefrom. We ap-
pend the communication to our report, and
recommend that it be referred to the
County Commissioners to take such steps
in the matter as the law requires.
At the last Term of Court report was
made by the Grand Jury as to the condi-
ton of the public Offices of the County.
Since then the bonds of the various Coun-
ty Offices have been examined by COM
mittee of the Grand Jury, and we now re-
port the bonds as being entirely satisfac-
tory to US.
The Grand Jury are entirely satisfied
with the present management of the Poor
House and Farm. The County Jail has
been visited by a committee, and the same
was found in good condition, and the
comfort and welfare of the inmates care
fully looked after by the Sheriff.
We would recommend that the Court
room be supplied with needed furniture,
and the Jury rooms supplied with comfor-
table seats and tables for the use and con-
venience ofjurymen.
Quite number Of Trial Justices in the
County have brought their dockets for in
spection, as required by law, but there are
sew eral who have not done so. We would
recommend that the necessity of so doing,
in some way, be brought to their attention.
In making this, our last, Presentment.
we acknowledge our graft f, to the So
licitor and the officers Of the Court for
their uniform courtesy and kindness to US
during the present year, and to his Honor,
the Presiding Judge, at this Term Of the
Court.
]. G. WATKINS, Foreman.
On Tuesday at twelve o'clock the
Court of General sessions adjourned.
The Court of Com mon Pleas was opened
on Wednesday morning, and Judge Press
ley is dispatching the business of the term
with his accustomed ability and celebrity.
The term will probably be concluded